Why Israeli Invasion Casualty Figures Are Underestimated – Liberation

Figures communicated by the Gaza Health Ministry, whose collection system is considered reliable by the UN, exclude thousands of people who died outside hospitals.

Officially, Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed more than 24,400 people, most of them women and children, according to the latest estimates from the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. More daily deaths than any other major conflict of the 21st century. And this already horrendous toll could be much higher than announced. This in fact excludes those who died outside hospitals, were hastily buried and whose bodies are still buried under the rubble. It is also thousands, thousands of Gazans.

“Based on past experience of conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory and other areas, it is likely that the figure is an underestimate.” World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic confirms. Economics professor Michael Spaghetti, president of the “Every Casualty Counts” association, for his part, affirms that they “It would not be surprising to learn that the actual number of violent deaths is twice that” According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health.

Change in method

Since October 7, the Gaza authorities regularly communicate their data on social networks, including the number of minors (about 10 60